Your voice, your vote. This is abc 7 news. I said at the outset i wanted this campaign to represent and look like america. The battle to restore decency, defend democracy, and give everybody in this country a fair shot. Democracy is not a state. It is an act. It takes sacrifice. But there is joy in it. And there is progress. Because we, the people, have the power to build a better future. A vision of unity as president elect joe biden and his running mate, vp elect Kamala Harris, echoing the words of the late john lewis, welcoming everyone together as americans and laying out their vision for the next four years. Good morning, im jobina fortson. Im sure many of you all heard the celebrations inside your home. Well have much more on this historicmaking ticket. But first, lisa argen. Good morning, jobina. The rain is out over the ocean. We have a wind advisory in the coast and upper elevations. Its windy where we live as well. The wind gusts above a thousand feet could be in excess of 50
Watching to washington dc people pouring into the streets saturday to celebrate the victory of now president elect joe biden but now its time for the Incoming Administration to begin the hard work of dealing with a wide range of issues theyll be inheriting. From a surging pandemic to a fragile economy and a nation demanding racial justice. Its not going to be easy. Good morning. Everybody, thank you for joining us. It is sunday november 8th im Marty Gonzales will begin this morning with a look at how the new administration celebrated its historic win and what comes next, alexander le mon is live in wilmington delaware with that part of our coverage this morning. Hi alexandra. Good morning and it was a big celebration here at the chase center last night a celebration that president elect joe biden supporters waited for 4 days, but that fight and waited for for 32 years biden first ran for president in 1988. Joe biden addressed his supporters for the first time as the president elect of
Greg. Reporter heather, good afternoon. Day four of the tense count, as the nation waits to find out who will win the election. The margens are slim and bottom line is the closer it is, the longer this could take as you said. We know former Vice President joe biden, california senator Kamala Harris give a prime time address exactly what they will say, thats to be determined. And thousands of votes are still being counted as we speak. Lets go straight to the numbers in critical battleground state pennsylvania. 20 Electoral College votes. A state the president flipped in 2016. Bideen took lead the lead and we are i want waiting from counts in Allegheny County biden ahead by 14,000 votes. In georgia it bears repeating a state that has not selected a democrat i go president since 1972 but the margin is thin. There will likely and recount. Official say whats left are provisional ballots. Right now, biden ahead by about 4,000 votes. Lets go to nevadan 6 Electoral College votes. Official also
Independently called. With the last battleground ballots being counted and the electoral map coming into focus, joe biden pulled ahead of President Trump early today in pennsylvania as the mailin ballots democrats preferred in this pandemic tilted heavily toward biden. It was the same story overnight in georgia, where biden edged past the president with a razorthin lead. With a margin that small, there will be a recount in georgia. Reporter biden had a second potential path to victory leading through nevada and arizona, where the margins were also tight. In flagged tweets and unfounded comments from the white house, President Trump claimed fraud without offering any evidence and vowed to continue his fight in the courts. We were winning in all the key locations by a lot actually, and then our numbers started miraculously getting whittled away. Reporter while some allies still stand by the president , others including pennsylvanias republican senator pushing back. The president s allega
Operate my shop. Moments ago, we have learned that one person has died, the person has been injured. In a house fire near san anselmo. It happened in the Sleepy Hollow neighborhood. Attorneys tell us that crews found unresponsive woman inside that burning home. A man was rushed to the hospital due to smoke inhalation. No word tonight on the cause of this fire and investigations are underway. Breaking news from the white house where Amy Coney Barrett took the oath of office less than an hour ago. She will officially join the u. S. Supreme court tomorrow. She was one and alongside President Trump and the first lady on the south lawn. The Senate Confirmed the 48 yearold earlier this afternoon, and we will hear from the newly sworn injustice a little later in this newscast. Right now, streaming on cbsn bay area, a live look toward the east bay hills, where 11 regional parks will now be closed until wednesday morning, because of the ongoing fire danger. Good evening. Strong wind pushover tr